Entertainment

Fox’s ‘American Idol’ hits rating low
Entertainment, Lifestyles
DAVID BAUDER AP Television Writer 
Mar 26, 2014
NEW YORK (AP) — A recent time slot switch hasn't paid dividends for Fox's lurching "American Idol," which reached a smaller audience last week than fo...
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Jimmy Fallon off to fast start on ‘Tonight’
Entertainment, Lifestyles
DAVID BAUDER, AP Television Writer DAVID BAUDER, AP Television Writer 
Mar 24, 2014
NEW YORK (AP) — One month in, NBC's generational trade of Jay Leno for Jimmy Fallon at the "Tonight" show is succeeding beyond the hopes of executives...
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NYC night court becomes must-see tourist stop
Entertainment, Lifestyles
JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press 
Mar 22, 2014
NEW YORK (AP) — Jenny Baumann's itinerary for her first trip to New York City: Rockefeller Center. The Empire State Building. Central Park. Night cour...
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Foster the People chases the muse, not the hits
Entertainment, Lifestyles
CHRIS TALBOTT AP Music Writer 
Mar 22, 2014
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Mark Foster's favorite hit songs are the ones written without thought given to eventual chart potential. So when it came time ...
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‘Noah,’ revival of Bible epics, finds rough seas
Entertainment, Lifestyles
JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer 
Mar 22, 2014
NEW YORK (AP) — In the beginning of their work together on "Noah," director Darren Aronofsky made Russell Crowe a promise: "I'll never shoot you on a ...
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‘Phantom of the Opera’ welcomes first black lead
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MARK KENNEDY AP Drama Writer 
Mar 21, 2014
NEW YORK (AP) — Norm Lewis has been tapped to be Broadway's next Phantom in the megahit "The Phantom of the Opera," a move that makes him the first Af...
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3 sons unite to create new Roy Orbison song
Entertainment, Lifestyles
CHRIS TALBOTT AP Music Writer 
Mar 20, 2014
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Roy Orbison's three sons are all musicians but never really got to play music with their dad — until now. Wesley, Roy Jr. and ...
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1st production model Stratocaster for sale: $250K
Entertainment, Lifestyles
JOHNNY CLARK, Associated Press KRISTIN HALL, Associated Press 
Mar 19, 2014
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — George Gruhn's guitar shop in Nashville is a kind of mecca for fine, vintage musical instruments, but even Gruhn is blown away...
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David Brenner, frequent ‘Tonight’ guest, dies
Entertainment, Lifestyles
LYNN ELBER, AP Television Writer 
Mar 16, 2014
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Other veteran comics could head straight to "The Tonight Show" couch to banter with Johnny Carson, but David Brenner had to do a st...
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Mustang grabs starring role in “Need For Speed”
Entertainment, Lifestyles
JENNA FRYER, AP Auto Racing 
Mar 15, 2014
BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) — The new movie "Need For Speed" is Aaron Paul's vehicle, but it was the Ford Mustang that received the star treatment. Before he ...
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The Weather Channel reimagines morning
Entertainment, Lifestyles
DAVID BAUDER AP Television Writer 
Mar 15, 2014
NEW YORK (AP) — Sam Champion is trying to deliver more than a weather forecast. The former "Good Morning America" weatherman, who debuts the three-hou...
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Bob Thomas, dean of Hollywood reporters, dies
Entertainment, Lifestyles
JOHN ROGERS Associated Press 
Mar 14, 2014
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bob Thomas, the longtime Associated Press writer and dean of Hollywood reporters who covered a record 66 Oscar ceremonies, reported...
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Up, up and away for a live TV special from space
Entertainment, Lifestyles
FRAZIER MOORE AP Television Writer 
Mar 13, 2014
NEW YORK (AP) — National Geographic Channel is targeting a subject that's literally over our heads, bringing it down to Earth in an ambitious two-hour...
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